Multichannel
November 1, 2012
By Staff reports
Please click here to register for the free Nov. 6 webinar at 2-3p.m. ET on “What Apple’s offense means to luxury brands, retailers and rivals”
Apple, in a tough turf fight with Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung, Dell, Nokia, Research In Motion and Hewlett-Packard, is setting the tone for marketers and retailers with a unique mobile ecosystem that could shape the future of luxury marketing and retail and leave out those not in the loop.
{"ct":"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","iv":"581737f14e4944b206292d7db4b720db","s":"64e2c6b98c9ebf8b"}
Share your thoughts. Click here